Feeling Incommpetententente

Heyyyy!!!! This is such an interesting pairing and I already covered tjem in this post but on the point that they interact the least on screen I do find this very interesting when it comes to the moments they DO interact. This is just gonna be based on my memory so I apologise but…

Harper’s Locket = In my head them playing the staff at the house was a real bonding experience for them and I feel like these two are the sorts of people who really like to talk about the characters they play. So I like to think these two made up whole backstories for their characters and had a bunch of fun (mainly filling the dead time they had in the scenes they weren’t involved in during rehearsals). Also when the ceiling fan falls I really like that Jonathan jumps to actions be goes to grab it because he is literally being in character. He only does it because everyone is yelling SMYTHE at him and I feel like he and Vanessa both relate to each other on really loving to inhabit roles because they have some issues with their self confidence. So playing confident characters is a wonderful bout of escapism for them both. Also when Trevor fucking dies they are the characters left in the room wuth him and I adore that you can see them in the background like trying to revive him a lil and Canessa covers his arse by standing in front of it when the cameras on it at the end. Like these two don’t respond great in a crisis but they are trying <3333 my favourite two disasters ❤️

The Most Lamentable = THESE TWO ARE SO GOOD IN THIS. Again these two beyond anyone else love commiting tp the script because they both rely on it for their self esteem (who said that-) so of course it was these two persevering through that god awful tongue kiss hahahhahahaha also again Canessa trying to be helpful and adjusting where he is walking and being helpful because my guy can’t see shit in that costume. I also love that she doesn’t yell at him but does yell at Dennis that episode because Vanessa has a clear distinction of someone who is trying their very hardest to stay on script despite the odds and someone who doesn’t even know the script!!! It is the worst crime and the greatest stress in her books and it really shows in this contrast. Either way I feel like the traitorous queen and brother of the king is such a good dynamic for these two to attempt to do because it’s so Not Them. Like the two most harmless members, the one who above all want to stay out of trouble and try their best not to cause any. Love tjem.

I feel like these two must ahve some subtle interactions in the festival but I am blanking so bad (I guess I’ll need to rewatch it 😈) but yeah I think these are the big ones. Yeah they really don’t have much but it’s a good thing I’m a maniac 😀 give me the smallest scraps and I will create a world!!! Literally grabbing your hand gently and asking you to come on a journey wuth me where I show you my greatest delusions. These two are one of those delusions I love them so much and their non-existent dynamics (which I did not let effect that certain Christmas fic I wrote that one time TRUUUST)

YESSS 100%

This is such a lovely pairing to think about <3

I feel like Trevor at first genuinely thought Dennis was having him on. He would ask him the most out-there or basic question about his cue or which prob he should hold and at first Trevor would just look at him waiting for the punch line. After a while, this is probs during haversham btw, it pissed him off and he was convinced that Dennis was purposely being this incompetent. Then one day he finds Dennis backstage mid breakdown because he knows he just messed something up on stage but he doesn't understand what and Chris yelled at him and everything just felt really wrong and at that point Trevor is like 'oh wait no he's just like this' and he becomes a lot more sympathetic.

I feel like, unlike some of the others, Trevor is really practical when it comes to Dennis. Like he isn't fussed about getting him to talk through his feelings or anything, Trevor ain't the guy for those talks but he will ask him exactly what would help backstage. So yeah a bit more prompting on his cues, subtle earplugs to stop sound cues throwing him off, props arranged in a way that makes sense to him and so on. He takes steps to make Dennis' life a little easier and it's something the actor really appreciates but in a very Dennis way.

What i mean by that is that he will just become the Favour Guy for Trevor. If he needs help with something, if he's got an extra ticket to something etc he can rely on Dennis to at the very least volunteer. Is he the best guy for the job? Probably not. But he will always be there and the pair and fiercely loyal about each other as a result (which means that Dennis will be the first to say that Trevor is doing a good job - even when something is collapsing because of the stagemanager - and Trevor will fight anyone who insults Dennis, yes physically).

Also these two actually have so much in common when they get to know each other better! They both appreciate a good comfortable silence, they both like gaming (if quite different games) and if there's a chance to avoid the big crowd of strangers and instead get up to some radom shite on the sideline you best believe these two are the pair doing it. Like I feel like they both hate meeting new people, Dennis less so than Trevor, because he is okay introducing himself and everything but he's so used to people not getting a good impression of him sticking with what he knows is just better. Trevor on principle is not a fan of new people, so really Dennis will hang out with Trevor in those settings because he, being the emotionally intelligent boy I KNOW HIM TO BE, knows he isn't a fan.

So..... i offer a dynamic that i have been violently chewing on recently: Robchristrev

(ignore the fact that half of that is still christrev)

HIYA! Right, so I know you submitted the same question to the wonderful @rixareth who answered it SO WELL but I will try my hardest to give you something original because YES these three are fascinating together!!!

I guess I can start with the individual dynamics and then see how they mix so...

Robert & Chris = These two we know. Oh boy do we know. They are both obsessed with each other in their own strange way. They egg each other on, they stroke each other's ego, they break each other down to feel better about themselves and also have an inextricable part of themselves linked to the approval of the other. Safe to say: I am a fan. Though in terms of these two in a romantic sense (which is what i assume you mean) it's obviously quite toxic but in a way quite cathatic for them both. They need to be part of everything about the other person, so also being part of the romantic side just feels like the next thing to conquer (I mean, that is definitely part of the reason we have canon RobCelia and Chris dating Robert's sister). So yeah, loads of obsession going on here.

Chris & Trevor = What's interesting about Christrev compared with Grovebean is that strangely enough the root of Grovebean, even the toxic stuff, is a strange type of affection. Like they like each other and see themselves in each other which means that they become their own worst enemies. For christrev....it's just hate. These two grate against each other which causes tension whereas Chris and Robert are SO similar it causes tension. Romantically this means a lot of calling each other out, a lot of arguments and trying to pull back the pieces and build themselves up, because these two NEED to figure shit out because the whole society needs their relationship, professionally at least, to work. So, not smooth sailing, but perhaps more constructive than grovebean could be (though I feel like if grovebean actually had a conversation about what the fuck was going on between them it would have to become a therapy session so quickly and hey that might actually help loads).

Trevor & Robert = I love these two. Robert is so demeaning of Trevor's role backstage that these two don't really have a clash of personalities so much as there is just an inherent lack of respect which is fascinating. Like I feel like Chris has to have some respect for backstage folks but Robert just pulls no punches (the drama festival tells us as much). Though I think in a strange way this makes Trevor feels like he needs to prove himself. Less in a needy way but more in a when he helps Robert on stage he will give him a Look. Like see, see what I just did there, am I fucking useless now? Either I feel like Trevor could bring Robert down a notch or two if given the chance and Robert would gladly point out all of Trevor's glaring flaws. There would be no affection and no attempt to build things but enough oddly accurate criticism for the pair of them to sit and stew in it long enough to realise 'shit. He has a point'. Come back the next day, mumble some apologies and move on with their lives.

So this means together we get something which can only be described as a car crash where at least we can say just the front got the brunt of the damage. That meaning that, after the initial force, I think these guys could pull something together. A routine if you will. I feel like in a strange way they become their own self-sustaining eco-system where if one pair are fighting, which there will be a lot of with this trio, they can go to the other to vent. On top of that when two of them need a break, they can leave them with the other while they cool off.

Do I think it is a perfect eco-system? No... There is no way Robert is fully okay sharing Chris in a sense that this man needs to Win whatever he is doing so winning at being Chris' boyfriend over Trevor feels like a realistic goal for him to decide he needs to achieve. This would lead to a very odd series of events that I'm fairly certain Chris is not entirely against. Additionally i feel like Chris and Robert will manage to piss Trevor off with their egos that they both will need to apologise which is quite a cute image. And both Chris and Robert such at manual labour so having useful boyfriend Trevor around is beneficial for them both hehe

I hope this was good, I actually had more thoughts that I was expecting but then again I am really tired rn so I hope this is readable. THANKS FOR THE ASK KESSS!!!! ALWAYS APPRECIATED!!!!!

^Christrev pride one shot I wrote right before I went to bed that one time is on ao3!!!!

But I’m mainly just posting to say EVERYONE GO LISTEN TO BEAUTIFUL COLOURS BY DURAN DURAN RIDICULOUS BAND KEEPS WRITING SONGS FOR THESE TWO ITS FREAKYYY (it’s unreleased but here’s a version on YouTube: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NP2N4bkXB0k&ra=m )